Chapter 491: The Decisive Moment

As the war progressed, almost everyone had already concluded that it was impossible for the Imperial Army to capture Rose City, after all, there were more and more unfavorable factors. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The cold and bad weather and the increasingly empty warehouses became two thorns in the throat of the Imperial army, and they could not pull them out.

Supplies were delayed and the soldiers complained, even though Ka Miao promised to take the Rose City on leave.

Letting them plunder the city was a good incentive, but the soldiers knew that no matter how hard they attacked.

The city, which didn't look like it was tall, never managed to fall, and their resilience was soon exhausted and on the verge of collapse.

As the siege entered its third week, the discontent of the soldiers finally began to explode, and some soldiers began to gather to make trouble.

"Sir, we brave the rain of arrows every day to attack the city, this is our duty as soldiers, we admit it, but why haven't the supplies been delivered yet? ”

"That's right, food has been getting scarce since a week ago, and you have to go hungry every day to fight, which is too much!"

"Although we are soldiers, but soldiers also have to be fed and clothed, you must give us an explanation, we will starve to death if we continue like this!"

As small groups of soldiers gathered to vent their displeasure, the soldiers in the barracks who were resting by the fire began to stand up one after another.

"The supplies will arrive soon, everyone hold on a little longer, and there is nothing in Rose City, they can't hold on, they will be able to fight it soon!"

The siren had said the same thing to the soldiers he didn't know how many times, but there was nothing he could do about it.

"Sir, we know that you are a good person, but you can't continue to fool around like this, you can't be the master, let General Ka Miao come out. ”

The young soldier gritted his teeth and trembled, apparently with a great deal of determination to say Ka Miao's name, which was immediately met with solidarity.

"Let General Ka Miao come out and talk to us, is it true that as rumored, the supply route has been cut off, and there is no supply at all. ”

"What kind of war are we fighting without military rations, it's too irresponsible for us, those of them who are officials can be fed and clothed, but what about us?"

"This battle is no longer fought, speaking of which, the Rose family is also a subject of the empire, right? This battle has been inexplicable from the beginning and has no righteous name. ”

The dissatisfaction of the soldiers began to spread, from the first dozens to hundreds, or even thousands, of people.

"What's the commotion going on outside? I didn't give the order, what are the soldiers doing there? Are they that energetic?"

Hearing the noise of the soldiers, Ka Miao in the camp suddenly frowned and asked, intending to come out to check the situation, but was quickly stopped by the staff officer.

"General, don't go out now, it will be very troublesome if you show up, now our supply route has been cut off, the soldiers' winter clothes and rations have not been delivered for a long time, the food in the warehouse is really limited, I'm afraid it is only enough for a few days, and the soldiers who have not eaten enough are making trouble. ”

The staff officer knew that with Ka Miao's style, not only would he not be able to calm the situation down, but he was afraid that it would become more and more violent, and Ka Miao had to be stopped.

"Making trouble? Isn't this a mutiny? Hmph, the city of Rose City is about to be destroyed, how dare they be so undisciplined, what about the gendarmes? Let the gendarmes arrest them all, at this critical time, we must not shake the morale of the army, and we will soon achieve the final victory in the war!"

Ka Miao was furious when he heard this, and it seemed to him that victory was in his hands, and the soldiers were still making noise.

This is really too unserious about his authority, once he captures Rose City, he will be indispensable, and he will inevitably be transferred to the royal capital to be promoted one step higher.

"My subordinates believe that you will definitely win in the end, but now there are too many soldiers making trouble, and the siren chief is calming their emotions outside, and it will soon calm down, you can't use force on them now, otherwise even if you suppress them, the backlash will be even greater!"

The staff officer looked eager, now that the Imperial Army was in a critical period, if they could work together, they might be able to capture Rose City in one go.

But if the morale of the army begins to waver, then it is only one step away from the complete collapse of the army, and at this time the commander of the army cannot make any mistakes!

"Do you want me to watch my soldiers mutiny and remain indifferent? I'm not the kind of cowardly person, don't worry, I won't arrest them all, just kill a few of the people who lead the trouble, convey my order, and immediately transfer the gendarmes!"

Ka Miao was resolute, he would never allow such a flaw to appear at a critical time in the battle, and the staff officer lamented that he could only do so.

It's good if you can capture Rose City before you completely run out of food, but if you can't capture it, Ka Miao will probably have to reap the consequences!

On the walls of Rose City, Lin Ye was inspecting, and after more than two weeks of bloody fighting, the city tower was seriously damaged, and nearly one-fifth of it collapsed.

Thanks to the overnight restoration of the city walls and the use of the latest technology by craftsmen who came with the Far Eastern Fleet, the walls barely collapsed.

The soldiers were exhausted in the setting sun, the weakness of the insufficient forces was infinitely magnified in the strong attacks of the days, and there were less than three legions still intact.

Even so, no one gave up hope of victory, and it was originally a battle in which whoever relented first would lose.

"Are there more than 400 soldiers killed today? Write down their names, they are all heroes who fought for the Rose family, even if they can't be buried for all of them, but at least their names should be engraved on the stone tablet after the war is over, and future generations will remember them." ”

Lin Ye looked at the corpses of the young soldiers who were constantly being carried down the tower, and the corpses of many of them were entangled with the imperial soldiers, unable to be separated.

"Duke Lin Ye, our ordnance is too badly damaged, and our troops are insufficient, if the imperial army attacks at this level again, I'm afraid we will have to fall in three days at most, we really can't hold on, obviously we have already achieved this level, alas!"

Panda sighed deeply, seeing so many young soldiers dying on the battlefield, he, a veteran, was really distressed.

If he could, he would rather die than a bad old man, those young people have not yet married and had children, and there are many things that have not been experienced!

"It was their bloody battles that gave us the opportunity to win, and they are heroes who deserve to be. ”

Lin Ye's expression was solemn, and he had high respect for these young soldiers who had died.

"We've come to this point, my lord, can we really win?"

Panda asked in some surprise that the Imperial Army's attack had exceeded their expectations, and they had thought that they would be able to hold out for at least a week.

But according to the current situation, being able to hold on for three days is already the limit.

"Of course you can win, tomorrow is the time to win the battle!" Lin Ye said categorically.